Jul. 26, 2015

May. 18, 2015

Bob Bowman, swimming coach of Michael Phelps, will head men's and women's swim teams at Arizona State; Phelps will accompany Bowman to Tempe, Ariz, and Bowman hopes that Phelps will serve as volunteer assistant for program. MORE

May. 17, 2015

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte have yet to win single event at Arena Pro Swim Series-Charlotte meet in North Carolina. MORE

May. 16, 2015

Apr. 25, 2015

Arizona State University hires Bob Bowman, former trainer for Michael Phelps, to coach both men's and women's swimming. MORE

Apr. 19, 2015

Michael Phelps wins 100-meter butterfly at Skyline Aquatic Center, his first competition since returning from six-month suspension following second drunken-driving arrest; win highlights Phelps' new start after stint in rehab. MORE

Apr. 17, 2015

Apr. 16, 2015

Champion swimmer Michael Phelps confirms his intention to participate in 2016 Olympics. MORE

Apr. 15, 2015

Western Kentucky University suspends its swimming and diving programs for five years following investigation into hazing, Title IX violations and breaches of student conduct code; follows complaints from former freshman swimmer Collin Craig, who said he had been sexually assaulted and harassed on several occasions; other college sports news noted. MORE

Apr. 8, 2015

Michael Phelps will return to competition following six-month suspension for drunken-driving conviction. MORE

Mar. 24, 2015

South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan is barred for 18 months following positive result for testosterone in an out-of-competition drug test. MORE

Mar. 20, 2015

Mar. 12, 2015

Budapest will host 2017 world swimming championships after Guadalajara, Mexico, withdraws for financial reasons. MORE

Feb. 14, 2015

College sports like swimming are threatened by NCAA reforms aimed at directing even more resources toward profit-generating programs like football and basketball. MORE

Jan. 18, 2015

Katie Ledecky wins 800-meter freestyle at Arena Pro Swim Series in Texas. MORE

Dec. 20, 2014

Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps pleads guilty to last October's drunken driving arrest after he left Baltimore casino; his one year prison sentence is suspended, but he must be on probation for a year and a half. MORE

Dec. 5, 2014

Mireia Belmonte Garcia of Spain wins 800-meter freestyle, claiming her third gold medal at world short-course championships; other swimming news noted. MORE

Dec. 4, 2014

Mireia Belmonte Garcia of Spain wins women’s 200-meter butterfly and 400-meter individual medley in record times at world short-course championships in Doha, Qatar. MORE

Nov. 25, 2014

Oct. 12, 2014

Group of six swimmers claim world record of about 236 miles for open-water relay distance swimming, crossing the eastern Mediterranean from Cyprus to Israel. MORE

Oct. 7, 2014

Michael Phelps is suspended from competition for six months by USA Swimming after he was charged with driving under the influence in Maryland; association also bars him from competing at the world championships in Aug 2015. MORE

Oct. 6, 2014

News analysis; Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps's decision to enter a six-week inpatient program to address his drinking shows he is taking a huge step toward finding himself. MORE

Oct. 1, 2014

Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps is arrested on drunken-driving charge in Baltimore. MORE

Aug. 30, 2014

Attis Clopton, Brooklyn man who is one of estimated 19.2 million American adults suffering from a phobia, tackles childhood fear of water by enrolling in swimming lessons; experts say to conquer a phobia, one must confront it; after three weeks of lessons, Clopton overcomes his terror and learns to swim. MORE

Aug. 26, 2014

Triumphant return of Michael Phelps and remarkable run of Katie Ledecky masks mediocre overall performance by Americans at Pan Pacific Swimming Championships; United States top medal count with 40, but in four of 28 individual pool events contested, Americans finish competitive season with only one swimmer in the world top 12. MORE

Aug. 25, 2014

Katie Ledecky caps her summer by slicing six seconds off her world record in the 1,500-meter freestyle with a time of 15 minutes 28.36 seconds at Pan Pacific Swimming Championships; it is her fifth world-record swim in nine weeks and her second in two days. MORE

Aug. 24, 2014

Katie Ledecky breaks her world record in the 400-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. MORE

Aug. 24, 2014

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte take gold and silver, respectively, in 100-meter butterfly at the Pan Pacific Championships. MORE

Aug. 23, 2014

Japanese swimmers are riding wave of success that is expected to crest at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo; team has built strong momentum with early victories at the Pan Pacific Championships. MORE

Aug. 22, 2014

Missy Franklin manages to compete at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships despite backs spasms that took her breath away, and wins consolation final in 200-meter freestyle. MORE

Aug. 21, 2014

Swimmers competing at the Pan Pacific Championship will be vying not only to excel in the pool, but to maintain their livelihood; finishing times determine whether they will continue to receive stipends established under the Athlete Partnership Agreement, established by USA Swimming in 2011 to help post-collegiate athletes stay afloat financially while pursuing Olympic dreams. MORE

Aug. 20, 2014

Superstar swimmer Michael Phelps, in Australia for the Pan Pacific Championships, finds himself at home in country where swimming is one of most popular sports. MORE

Aug. 18, 2014

Interclub Association, group of private beach clubs in Throgs Neck, Bronx, has been holding swim competition in dirty water of Eastchester Bay every summer for 59 years; swimmers, undeterred by conditions, say water has become somewhat cleaner over decades (Series: Summer In...). MORE

Aug. 17, 2014

Champion swimmers and close friends Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky are at the pinnacle of American swimming and will lead United States women's team at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. MORE

Aug. 15, 2014

Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen leaves hospital in Englewood, Colo, after two months of rehabilitation; was paralyzed just below the waist in all-terrain vehicle crash on June 6 in Arizona. MORE

Aug. 14, 2014

Natalie Charlos of Poland is pulled from water unconscious during women's 10-kilometer race at European swimming championships in Berlin. MORE

Aug. 11, 2014

Karen Crouse On Swimming column holds that the shame of shutting out the top female milers from swimming's 1,500-meters has deepened since the London Olympics with the ascendant magic act of Katie Ledecky, who makes world records disappear. MORE

Aug. 11, 2014

Katie Ladecky sets world record in 400 freestyle and Michael Phelps swims fastest time this year in 100-meter butterfly preliminary at United States long-course national championships, critical domestic meet in advance of 2016 Olympic trials. MORE

Aug. 10, 2014

Many male athletes at USA Swimming long-course national championships have been coached by women at some point; Teri McKeever, University of California, Berkeley, women's swim coach, is in the minority as a woman coaching women swimmers. MORE

Aug. 10, 2014

Katie Ledecky wins 400-meter freestyle at USA Swimming long-course national championships in record 3 minutes 58.86 seconds; now holds world records concurrently in 400-, 800- and 1,50-meter freestyle. MORE

Aug. 9, 2014

Michael Phelps finishes second in the 100-meter butterfly at the USA Swimming long-course championships, earning a berth on the United States team for the Pan Pacific Championships. MORE

Aug. 8, 2014

Michael Phelps, after two years away from swimming, has returned to more competitive landscape; after seventh-place finish in 100-meter freestyle at the United States long-course swimming championships, he will face more competitive opposition in 100-meter butterfly. MORE

Aug. 8, 2014

Pools throughout New York City, including Parks Department and YMCA pools, offer water aerobics and other water-based exercise classes. MORE

Aug. 7, 2014

Nathan Adrian wins 100-meter freestyle at United States long-course national swimming championships in Irvine, Calif, earning breath for 4x100 relay at Pan Pacific Championships in Australia; Michael Phelps, who set the event's American record in 2008, finishes seventh. MORE

July 29, 2015, Wednesday

Fighting off windy and choppy conditions, Haley Anderson of the United States defended her title in the five-kilometer open-water race to claim the first medal of the FINA world swimming championships.